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115-hr-6961115th Congress

DRIP Act

Sponsored By: Representative Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9]

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Summary

Drought Relief through Innovative Projects Act or the DRIP Act This bill requires the Department of Agriculture to establish a program to award grants to qualified partnerships to: (1) remove non-native plant species that contribute to drought conditions, and (2) replace the non-native plant species with native plant species. A "non-native plant species" is a plant species that: (1) is non-native (or alien) to an ecosystem; and (2) when introduced to the ecosystem causes, or is likely to cause, economic harm, environmental harm, or harm to human health. A "qualified partnership" is a partnership between: (1) at least one flood control district; and (2) at least one city, county, township, town, borough, parish, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a state.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9]

AZ • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9]

    AZ • R

    Sponsored 9/27/2018

  • Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 9/27/2018

  • Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1]

    AZ • R

    Sponsored 12/12/2018

  • Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8]

    AZ • R

    Sponsored 12/12/2018

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